There is speculation around whether Valerie has had plastic surgery to achieve her extreme curves:

"Many people say bad things about people who want to perfect themselves. It’s hard work, but they dismiss it as something done by surgeons or computer artists. [...] But I don’t take them seriously. I’m even flattered! It’s what success is like. I’m happy I seem unreal to them, it means I’m doing a good job."

If you need a reminder on just how absurd it is for a woman to compete with Barbie-like beauty standards, HuffPost Women came across this photograph.

The image shows just how unrealistic Barbie is compared to a real woman

Model Katie Halchishick, co-founder of Healthy Is The New Skinny, marked out Barbie's proportions on her own body to help revolutionise our ideas on body image. The tiny waist, huge eyes and pert breasts couldn't be farther from the truth, and yet they are the exact characteristics Valerie Lukyanova boasts.

Now, we know Halloween has been and gone, but for shits and giggles we've pulled together easy steps to help you achieve the ultimate Barbie lifestyle. That's if you're not completely and utterly put off by now...

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"Most of my makeup I design myself as I put it on. I’m an artistic person, and I love dramatic images and bright makeup. I love the process of doing my own" - Valeria Lukyanova

Because every Barbie needs a girly computer

Because Barbie needs to get from A to B

Because otherwise little Barbie couldn't write, could she?

Because every Barbie needs a fake-tanned Joey Essex boyfriend in their lives